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GEO Satellite
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Launch date
1 October 2015
Position
140° East
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Operator
Launch operator
Launch vehicle
Expected lifetime
15+ Years
Region
Oceania Region
Sky Muster I (NBN-Co 1A) communications satellite was built by Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) and launched by launch operator Arianespace on October 1st, 2015 from the Guiane Space Center in French Guiana. The satellite was launched in a dual launch with Argentina’s ArSat-2 from satellite operator Arsat. Sky Muster I became operational in April 2016 and operates in geostationary orbit of 140° East, north of Australia.
The Sky Muster satellites have 101 spot-beams which are focused satellite signals specially concentrated in power and cover a specific geographic area. The electromagnetic Ka-band spot beams are used to carry information from the End-users equipment on the ground to the satellites. Each satellite offers 80Gbps of bandwidth. The two satellites will provide high-speed brodband service to 400,000 Australian homes and businesses in rural and remote Australia and were designed to provide service for at least 15 years.
GEO Satellite
succesfull
GEO Satellite
succesfull